Waterford Valley High hosting second annual Danny King memorial rugby game today

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Published: Jan 16 at 3:31 p.m.

Updated: Jan 16 at 10:30 p.m.

Danny King was well known for his accomplishments as a rugby player with Swilers and The Rock, but students at Waterford Valley High School also remember King, who died in 2016, as a much-respected teacher and coach. Today, for a second straight year, the St. John’s school is holding a rugby game in his honour. - File photo

Students and faculty at Waterford Valley High School will pay homage for a second straight year to a mentor, teacher and coach they lost too soon.

King died two years ago today. He was 44.

The second annual Danny King Memorial Rugby Game will be held today at the school located on Topsail Road in St. John’s.

“Mr. King, commonly known as DK, was loved by many as a friend, coach, teacher, and teammate,” student organizer Liam Warren said.
“Mr. King loved the sport of rugby. He was a tough-as-bones player and passed on his knowledge to hundreds of teenagers over the years as a coach with Bishops College, Waterford Valley, Swilers RFC, and The Rock,’’ he added.

Waterford Valley is remembering King in the best way possible, an exhibition of the game he loved … rugby.
His family, friends, teammates, former students and community members are invited to attend the game which will be held on the field adjacent to the school, weather permitting, at 12:15 p.m. today

If conditions don’t allow, the match will be played in the school’s gymnasium.